TOP SONGS OF 2012

Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists
Based on 156671 airplays from 194 different DJs

1. "Way Over Yonder In The Minor Key" (100)
by Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer
from "Little Blue Egg"
2. "Breaking Like The Sun" (75)
by The Steel Wheels
from "Lay Down, Lay Low"
3. "Dream In Blue" (72)
by The Stray Birds
from "The Stray Birds"
4. "Things Have Changed" (71)
by Grant Peeples
from "Prior Convictions"
5. "One Kind Word" (63)
by The Honey Dewdrops
from "Silver Lining"
6. "Rain In The Valley" (59)
by The Steel Wheels
from "Lay Down, Lay Low"
7. "Hills Of My Home" (53)
by The Honey Dewdrops
from "Silver Lining"
8. "Biggest Thing That Man Has Ever Done" (52)
by John McCutcheon
from "This Land: Woody Guthrie's America"
9. "This Land Is Your Land" (48)
by Woody Guthrie
from "Woody At 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection"
10. "China" (47)
by Tim Grimm
from "Wilderness Songs And Bad Man Ballads"
10. "Hard To Make It" (47)
by Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer
from "Little Blue Egg"
10. "Way It Goes" (47)
by Gillian Welch
from "The Harrow And The Harvest"
13. "What They Say" (46)
by Chris Smither
from "Hundred Dollar Valentine"
14. "Birds Of The Borderland" (45)
by The Stray Birds
from "Borderland"
14. "Hard Edge Of Livin" (45)
by Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer
from "Little Blue Egg"
14. "Into The City" (45)
by Antje Duvekot
from "New Siberia"
14. "Promised Land" (45)
by Drew Nelson
from "Tilt-A-Whirl"
18. "False Sir John" (44)
by Annalivia
from "The Same Way Down"
18. "Just Breathe" (44)
by Willie Nelson
from "Heroes"
18. "Silver Lining" (44)
by The Honey Dewdrops
from "Silver Lining"
21. "Halfway To Heaven" (43)
by The Steel Wheels
from "Lay Down, Lay Low"
21. "Hard Travelin" (43)
by Woody Guthrie
from "Woody At 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection"
21. "Let Me Sing" (43)
by The Honey Dewdrops
from "Silver Lining"
24. "Do I Ever Cross Your Mind" (42)
by Red Molly
from "Light In The Sky"
24. "Promised Land" (42)
by Gina Forsyth
from "Promised Land"
24. "This Morning I Am Born Again" (42)
by Lucy Kaplansky
from "Reunion"
27. "Ballad Of Fred Noonan" (41)
by Antje Duvekot
from "New Siberia"
27. "Gypsy Rose" (41)
by Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer
from "Little Blue Egg"
27. "Red Apples And Gold" (41)
by Gathering Time
from "Red Apples And Gold"
27. "When The Ship Comes In" (41)
by The Chieftains
from "Voice Of Ages"
31. "By The Glow Of The Kerosene Light" (40)
by The Once
from "Row Upon Row Of The People They Know"
31. "Darkness" (40)
by Rose Cousins
from "We Have Made A Spark"
31. "Red Clay After Rain" (40)
by Kate Campbell
from "1000 Pound Machine"
31. "Scarlet Town" (40)
by Gillian Welch
from "The Harrow And The Harvest"
31. "Walk Beside Me" (40)
by Red Molly
from "Light In The Sky"
36. "Sleepy Sea Of Indigo And Blue" (39)
by Antje Duvekot
from "New Siberia"
36. "Your Long Journey" (39)
by Red Molly
from "Light In The Sky"
38. "Better Way" (38)
by Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer
from "Little Blue Egg"
38. "I'm Looking Through You" (38)
by Lucy Kaplansky
from "Reunion"
38. "Lessons" (38)
by Drew Nelson
from "Tilt-A-Whirl"
41. "Country Girl" (37)
by Carolina Chocolate Drops
from "Leaving Eden"
41. "I Ain't Got No Home" (37)
by John McCutcheon
from "This Land: Woody Guthrie's America"
41. "No Banker Left Behind" (37)
by Ry Cooder
from "Pull Up Some Dust And Sit Down"
41. "Occupy The Usa" (37)
by Emma's Revolution
from "Revolutions Per Minute"
41. "Scavenger" (37)
by Lucy Kaplansky
from "Reunion"
46. "Amazon" (36)
by Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer
from "Little Blue Egg"
46. "Beauty Way" (36)
by Lucy Kaplansky
from "Reunion"
46. "Hear Jerusalem Moan" (36)
by Rani Arbo And Daisy Mayhem
from "Some Bright Morning"
46. "Hog And Sheep Going To The Pasture" (36)
by Mariel Vandersteel
from "Hickory"
46. "A Hundred Years From Now" (36)
by Neal And Leandra
from "A Hundred Years From Now"
46. "Internet Junkie" (36)
by Honor Finnegan
from "The Tiny Life"
46. "Montgomery To Mobile" (36)
by Kate Campbell
from "1000 Pound Machine"
46. "Sun Goes On Rising" (36)
by Sarah McQuaid
from "The Plum Tree And The Rose"
54. "Catch Me If You Can" (35)
by The Refugees
from "Three"
54. "Come Sunday" (35)
by The Stray Birds
from "Borderland"
54. "Go On Ahead And Go Home" (35)
by Iris DeMent
from "Sing The Delta"
54. "Going To The West" (35)
by Coty Hogue
from "When We Get To Shore"
54. "I Ain't Got No Home" (35)
by Woody Guthrie
from "Woody At 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection"
54. "Mary Ellen Carter" (35)
by Stan Rogers
from "Between The Breaks...Live!"
54. "Reunion" (35)
by Lucy Kaplansky
from "Reunion"
54. "This Is Our Country Here" (35)
by John McCutcheon
from "This Land: Woody Guthrie's America"
62. "All I Want Is A Garden" (34)
by Brother Sun
from "Brother Sun"
62. "Heart Of Gold" (34)
by Sultans Of String
from "Move"
62. "The Hills Of Ithaca" (34)
by The Burns Sisters
from "The Hills Of Ithaca"
62. "Our Lady Of The Tall Trees" (34)
by Cahalen Morrison And Eli West
from "Our Lady Of The Tall Trees"
62. "Signs" (34)
by Roy Schneider
from "Walls That Talk"
62. "This Land Is Your Land" (34)
by John McCutcheon
from "This Land: Woody Guthrie's America"
68. "3 Forks Of The Cumberland" (33)
by Mariel Vandersteel
from "Hickory"
68. "3-Fingered Jack" (33)
by Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer
from "Little Blue Egg"
68. "Come On Back To Me" (33)
by Jackstraw
from "Sunday Never Comes"
68. "Cross Of Jesus" (33)
by Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer
from "Little Blue Egg"
68. "Land Of Hope And Dreams" (33)
by Jimmy LaFave
from "Depending On The Distance"
68. "Mississippi Sawyer" (33)
by Molasses Creek
from "An Island Out Of Time"
68. "Wait For Another Day" (33)
by Kate Campbell
from "1000 Pound Machine"
75. "America Come Home" (32)
by Joel Rafael
from "America Come Home"
75. "Come On In My Kitchen" (32)
by Red Molly
from "Light In The Sky"
75. "Dear Prudence" (32)
by Milkdrive
from "Waves"
75. "Duquesne Whistle" (32)
by Bob Dylan
from "Tempest"
75. "Dust" (32)
by Drew Nelson
from "Tilt-A-Whirl"
75. "Follow The Drinking Gourd" (32)
by Bill Evans
from "In Good Company"
75. "Green Rocky Road" (32)
by The Refugees
from "Three"
75. "Hundred Dollar Valentine" (32)
by Chris Smither
from "Hundred Dollar Valentine"
75. "Life Is Short" (32)
by Honor Finnegan
from "The Tiny Life"
75. "No More Trouble" (32)
by The Honey Dewdrops
from "Silver Lining"
75. "These Old Dark Hills" (32)
by Robin And Linda Williams
from "These Old Dark Hills"
86. "Jack The Sailor" (31)
by The Once
from "Row Upon Row Of The People They Know"
86. "January Sky" (31)
by The Refugees
from "Three"
86. "My Horses Ain't Hungry" (31)
by The Stray Birds
from "Borderland"
86. "Sitting On The Ridge" (31)
by Mariel Vandersteel
from "Hickory"
86. "Song To Woody" (31)
by Bob Dylan
from "Bob Dylan"
86. "Walk 5 Miles" (31)
by Louise Taylor
from "Tangerine"
86. "Widow Of The Mountain" (31)
by Twangtown Paramours
from "The Promise Of Friday Night"
93. "Barrett's Privateers" (30)
by Stan Rogers
from "Fogarty's Cove"
93. "Because We're Free" (30)
by Jon Brooks
from "Delicate Cages"
93. "Camilla" (30)
by Caroline Herring
from "Camilla"
93. "Can't Stop Now" (30)
by The Refugees
from "Three"
93. "Chain Stores, Malls And Restaurants" (30)
by The Refugees
from "Three"
93. "Dear Someone" (30)
by Red Molly
from "Light In The Sky"
93. "Delta Time" (30)
by Hans Theessink & Terry Evans
from "Delta Time"
93. "Don't Fear The Reaper" (30)
by Bobtown
from "Trouble I Wrought"
93. "Everybody Knows" (30)
by Peter Mulvey
from "The Good Stuff"
93. "Heart Like A Wheel" (30)
by Zoe Muth And The Lost High Rollers
from "Old Gold"
93. "Mail Myself To You" (30)
by John McCutcheon
from "This Land: Woody Guthrie's America"
93. "May The Twain Ne'er Meet" (30)
by Jackstraw
from "Sunday Never Comes"
93. "Miner's Bride" (30)
by Karen Dahlstrom
from "Gem State (EP)"
93. "Ruby, Are You Mad At Your Man?" (30)
by Carolina Chocolate Drops
from "Leaving Eden"
93. "Stone To Sand" (30)
by Cahalen Morrison And Eli West
from "Our Lady Of The Tall Trees"
93. "Wagon Wheel" (30)
by Pesky J. Nixon
from "Red Ducks"
109. "Blues Stay Away From Me" (29)
by Cathy Fink And Marcy Marxer
from "Rockin The Uke"
109. "Company Of Friends" (29)
by Carrie Elkin And Danny Schmidt
from "Americana Agency Sampler 2012"
109. "Cradle Hill" (29)
by The Once
from "Row Upon Row Of The People They Know"
109. "Down In The Willow Garden" (29)
by The Stray Birds
from "Borderland"
109. "Good Luck John" (29)
by Joe Crookston
from "Darkling & The Bluebird Jubilee"
109. "Grandma's Rules For Drinking" (29)
by Annie Lou
from "Grandma's Rules For Drinking"
109. "Great Lakes" (29)
by John Wort Hannam
from "Brambles And Thorns"
109. "Summer Heat" (29)
by Emily Pinkerton
from "Ends Of The Earth"
109. "These Days" (29)
by Penny Nichols
from "Colors of the Sun: the early songs of Jackson Browne"
109. "We Can Work It Out" (29)
by Crooked Still
from "Friends Of Fall"
119. "All The Way Home" (28)
by Cathy Jordan
from "All The Way Home"
119. "Christmas In The Trenches" (28)
by John McCutcheon
from "Live At Wolf Trap"
119. "The End Of The Beginning" (28)
by John Flynn
from "The End Of The Beginning"
119. "Everything's 4 Sale" (28)
by Geoff Bartley
from "Mercy For The Dispossessed"
119. "Frost Is All Over" (28)
by The Chieftains
from "Voice Of Ages"
119. "Harlem" (28)
by The Stray Birds
from "The Stray Birds"
119. "I Believe" (28)
by Carrie Newcomer
from "Everything Is Everywhere"
119. "I'll Fly Away" (28)
by Rani Arbo And Daisy Mayhem
from "Some Bright Morning"
119. "I've Endured" (28)
by Geoff Bartley
from "Mercy For The Dispossessed"
119. "It's Too Late To Call It A Night" (28)
by Red Molly
from "Light In The Sky"
119. "John The Baptist" (28)
by Ben Bedford
from "What We Lost"
119. "Just Another Morning Here" (28)
by Nanci Griffith
from "Intersection"
119. "Long Monday" (28)
by Suzie Brown
from "Heartstrings"
119. "Pastures Of Plenty" (28)
by Woody Guthrie
from "Woody At 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection"
119. "Pretty Little Girl" (28)
by The Chieftains
from "Voice Of Ages"
119. "Sweet Cider" (28)
by Gathering Time
from "Red Apples And Gold"
119. "When This Old Hat Was New" (28)
by Dana And Susan Robinson
from "American Hornpipe"